ActionAid is a global movement of people working together to further human rights and defeat poverty for all.

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Women's rights

ActionAid’s work in Women’s Rights seeks to change unequal power relations between men and women in Nigeria with focus on increasing women’s participation in decision making processes.

It also supports the formulation of policies and review of existing laws to tackle harmful traditional practices, negative widowhood practices, Violence Against Women (VAW) and other unfavourable practices that deny women their right.

Various strategies are deployed including media engagements (through press releases, conferences, briefings and advocacies, publications and distribution of IEC materials), legislative advocacies and lobbying, awareness and sensitizations of all targeted and relevant stakeholders at the national, state and community levels.

October 11, 2014; oh that fateful day that will forever be ensconced in the depths of my memory.October 11th of every year marks the commemoration of the International Day of the Girl Child. This day...

As we celebrate this year's International Women's Day ActionAid Nigeria's Women's Rights Programme Manager, Patience Ekeoba reflects on why it is so important to be an inpiration to girls.On March 8...